One Skillet Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes

Have you been searching for a One Pot or Skillet recipe that you can make on a busy work night after a long day? This recipe is so Simple and Easy you can manage to make a wonderful meal in about 30 minutes or so in one skillet! You will find there is no muss or fuss involved with our recipe for One Skillet Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes.

My One Skillet Dish contains all natural ingredients such as Fresh boneless and skinless Chicken breasts, Low Sodium Broth, Redskin Potatoes, Carrots, and Fresh Herbs that you can easily find at the local market all reasonably priced to keep your family meal fairly budget friendly.

When I am choosing a recipe for our family dinner I look for a few things. Is it Healthy? Can I find all of the ingredients easily? Are the ingredients costly? Is it going to be time-consuming or messy? The last thing I want to deal with is a recipe that isn’t healthy or I can’t find the ingredients and they cost an arm and a leg. Let alone after a long day that recipe being so time-consuming and a huge mess to clean up when dinner is over.

A few weeks back, I was extremely busy. I was trying to get several things accomplished around my house and noticed I had very little on hand in the refrigerator from not shopping that week. I did have chicken, potatoes, carrots, onions and so forth but not much else. Rummaging through my cabinets, I came across low sodium chicken broth my normal dried herbs I keep on hand and, of course, I have a fresh herb garden so there is always fresh herbs on hand. I thought to myself you know what I have an idea. I keep seeing all these One Pots and One Skillet meals on the web. As a matter of fact, just the other day my buddy Dina from Kitchen Dreaming did one as well.

Of course I immediately searched out one of my favorite, trusty metal skillets, started seasoning my chicken, then searing the boneless and skinless chicken, chopping & slicing my vegetables, tossed in my on-hand ingredients, herbs and spices, brought it to a simmer, reduced the heat to low, placed a tight-fitting lid on, and relaxed for about 22 minutes while it cooked. Now the question in my head, How is this going to taste? The answer? BEST One Skillet Meal ever. I swear I received more compliments off of that simple meal made in one skillet for my family.

Since I refuse to place anything on the blog that I haven’t tested and tweaked a few times I wanted to make it a few more times. Of course, I tweaked a few things from my original Skillet meal and the result was even better. You will find the tweaked and kitchen-tested version below. If you have 30 minutes to spare I can promise you it’s going to be one of the better One Skillet Meals you make for your families dinner. Be sure to come back and let us know how much you enjoyed it.

Have you been searching for a One Pot or Skillet recipe that you can make on a busy work night after a long day? This recipe is so Simple and Easy you can manage to make a wonderful meal in about 30 minutes or so in one skillet! You will find there is no muss or fuss involved with our recipe for One Skillet Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes.

Servings: 4

Author: Heidy L. McCallum

Ingredients

1tablespoonolive oil

4boneless skinless chicken breasts

1cuplow-sodium chicken brothor water

juice of 1 lemon

1tablespoonunsalted butter

5medium redskin potatoescut into 6 pcs each

3large carrotssliced

1small onionsliced

1/2tablespoondried basil

1/2teaspoondried oregano

sprig of fresh rosemary

kosher saltto taste

fresh ground pepperto taste

Other Ingredients

lemon slicesfor garnish

Instructions

Heat the large skillet that has a matching tight-fitting lid, on medium heat, add olive oil and heat oil to medium temperature.

Season Chicken with kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper. Place the chicken in heated skillet sear on both sides about 3 minutes, each side.

Add 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth or water to skillet, the juice of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, bring contents of the pan to a slight to simmer.

Add potatoes, sliced carrots, sliced onion, dried basil, dried oregano, a sprig of fresh rosemary, and kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste. Reduce the heat to low setting, place a tight-fitting lid on skillet, continue cooking for about 20-25 minutes on low heat, or till potatoes are done.

Yes, simple and quick mid week meals are key for me! You really did a nice job for gathering what you had to make this skillet meal! We eat chicken at least twice a week. Can’t wait to try this healthy dish!

Heidy, whether it’s a pot or a skillet, your One Skillet Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes is a winner winner…well you know the rest! 😉 I feel so sneaky using Rosemary in a dish. I go across the street and pick some (with their permission). I’m always afraid the gardeners are going to question me!